Lorenzo Villaggi

Principal Research Scientist

Americas

Biography

Lorenzo Villaggi is a Principal Research Scientist within the AEC Industry Futures group, Autodesk Research. His work focuses on novel data-driven design approaches, reusable design intelligence, advanced visualization and sustainability. Recent projects include a net zero carbon and affordable housing development for Factory_OS in California, the NIS engine Factory for Airbus in Hamburg, the Alkmaar Affordable Housing District for Van Wijnen in the Netherlands, the Autodesk Mars Office in Toronto, and the Embodied Computation Lab for Princeton University. He lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.

Publications (7)

Publication

2019

Design Loop: Calibration of a Simulation of Productive Congestion Through Real-World Data for Generative Design Frameworks

This paper extends the applicability of generative design for space…

Publication

2018

Digital Dérive: Reconstructing Urban Environments based on Human Experience

This paper describes a novel method for reconstructing urban…

Publication

2018

Generative Urban Design: Integration of financial and energy design goals in a generative design workflow for residential neighborhood layout

This paper demonstrates an application of Generative Design to an…

Projects

Project

2019

Project Discover: Workflow for Generative Design in Architecture

This project involves the integration of a rule-based geometric…

Project

2018

Autodesk @ MaRS

Using generative design in architecture to work around work style,…

Project

2017

Bionic Partition: The World’s Largest 3D-printed Airplane Component

Developed in collaboration with Airbus, Autodesk, and APWorks, the…

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